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30 May 2010

Wastin' away again in Brat-and-Beer-a-ville This is a whining thread. I am being completely useless. Please hope.→[More:]I was sick with a cold on Friday and stayed home. Yesterday we went to my parents' house, fixed their internet, and that was about all I could stand. I feel better but am ornery and don't have a lot of energy. Now I'm on the couch, alone for the foreseeable future. My partner is at work until 10:30, it is 89 degrees out, it's dark and I'm wearing sunglasses...

No, wait. That's the Blues Brothers.

I have the air conditioning on, and I should probably knit something (like the pair of socks that should have been done in a timely manner but still need a second heel). No movies I want to see are playing in the theater.

You guuuuuuys. My body clock is off, my mind is cranky and I need to get out of this funk.

Suggestions?

post by: Madamina at: 16:03 | 10 comments

Welcome to my natural state! *cough*

Sounds like the perfect time for a good book.

posted by fleacircus 30 May | 16:32

Preferably something trashy and/or fluffy.

posted by fleacircus 30 May | 16:32

You have a partner, you're doing better than me.

posted by Melismata 30 May | 17:02

You have an air conditioner. You are better than me.

posted by DarkForest 30 May | 17:38

Dude. I totally had brats and beer today. It was sublime. Rock that.

Also, stretching helps me. As does Getting Things Done.

posted by Stewriffic 30 May | 18:09

I envy your air conditioner.

But anyway, we just had 17 people over for a BBQ and I am looking at a whole lot of cleanup. So that is my whine du jour.

Suggestions? Lemonade.

posted by desjardins 30 May | 19:25

Getting Shit Done does help me a lot, but it's super had to start when I'm in a similar state. So I start with A List. I write down all the stuff I feel like I'm slacking on, then I start the easiest item on the list. That momentum keeps me going and I feel way better.

posted by rhapsodie 30 May | 19:32

I will not be Getting Shit Done today. I have a cold, a minor hangover, and no energy. Plus, it's cold and cloudy, which never helps. Fuck it.

posted by Specklet 31 May | 07:05

Getting Shit Done does help me a lot, but it's super had to start when I'm in a similar state.

Yep. And a list helps, at times, but depending on your state it also can be overwhelming. Another option is to just leave the house and go outside with no plan other than to wander. I swear I'm also helped by marveling in the beauty of my surroundings. Even when I have to make up beauty from things I don't see as beauty. It's like coaxing yourself to have a more positive outlook.

More than anything, though, be gentle to yourself. Loving kindness towards your body and mind.

posted by Stewriffic 31 May | 09:56

Getting Shit Done

That David Allen guy is on the radio here right now. I just hate relentless self-promoters. I guess that's just the norm today.

posted by DarkForest 31 May | 11:30

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